Recognizing distinct portions of seamounts using volcanic facies analysis: Examples from the Archean Slave Province, NWT, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 101, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 237-261

  Corcoran, P L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Mafic volcanic; Multiple dykes; Peperite; Seamounts; Shale; Slave province; Stratified hyaloclastite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYALOCLASTITE; PEPERITE; SEAMOUNT; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

CANADA;

EID: 0034114277     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00090-X     Document Type: Article

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